Psalm 144:10

Translations

Modern

…to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.

Traditional

It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

Literal

…the One giving salvation to kings, the One releasing David His servant from the sword of evil.

Latin

Qui das salutem regibus, qui redemisti David servum tuum de gladio maligno,

Original

Hebrew

English

…to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.

Notes

Psalms 144:1–15

This lament begins with an exclamation of love for the Lord. The community then reflects on the temporary nature of life (Psalm 144:3–4). The psalmist asks for God's help and anticipates victory (Psalm 144:5–11).

A new song (Psalm 144:9–10) and a prayer for rescue (144:11) introduce the theme of the Lord’s blessings through his care and protection (Psalm 144:12–15).

Psalms 138:1–145:21

In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).

Theme notes and profiles

David Royal Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Psalm 18:50
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Psalm 140:7
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Psalm 33:16–18
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
Isaiah 45:1–6
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
2 Samuel 21:16–17
Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.
1 Samuel 17:45–46
But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
2 Samuel 5:19–25
So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
2 Samuel 8:6–14
Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Jeremiah 27:6–8
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Music Psalms, Book of Salvation

Topics

Faith: Exemplified The Sword: Hurtful

Psalm 144:10

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